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@uitrit 'faire @anni @frn HENRY L. BEACH, OENEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO BEACH HORSE HAY-BAKE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, SAME PLACE.y

Leners Patent N0.`76,040, daad March 31, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN HORSE-RAKES.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, HENRY L. BEACH, of the city, county, and State of New York, (assigner to the Beach v Wheel-Horse-Rake Manufacturing Comp any,) have invented, made, and applied to use, certain new and useful Improvements in the Construction and Operation of Horse Hay-Rakes; and I do declare that the following is a full, clear, and correct description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making part of Vthis specification, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, in which- Figure lis atop view of my improved hay-rake. Figure 2 is a side elevation of the same. Y In thedrawings, like parts ofthe invention are pointed out by the gsame letters of reference.

The nature of my invention consists in certain improvements, as more fully hereinafter set forth, in the construction and operation ot' horse hay-rakes.

To enable those skilled in theartsA to make and use my inventi n, the following descrlption will be found Sniiicient. i

A shows a cross-board, towhich are attached-the shafts B.' This cross-board has hung upon' it the connections C, serving to connect to it a. bar, rod, or head, D, upon which the teeth-heads E, supporting the teeth F, are secured. D shows the bar, rod, or head, to receive the teeth-heads E, which in the present instance is `made in two sections or parts, said sections being secured, in any convenient manner, in the connections C, attached'to the cross-board A. 'This rod, bar,`or head, may be made of metal or wood, of any proper size, and

one section 'of the same has one end secured intheconnection C, while its opposite end, provided with an eye, passes through the connection 0,and the opposite section -has one end secured in the connection C, and its opposite end provided with a hook, which is inserted within the eye of the opposite section, and after being passed through the same maybe bent'or turned dcwn,so that a permanent connection between the two sections is formed. E are the teeth-heads, composed of two strips of wood, secured together by means of braces e, in which the teeth F are inserted, in the same manner as described and shown in Letters Patent granted me,

December-10, 1867. These teeth-heads are provided with openings about midway their length, through which.

openings vthe, sections of the rod, bar, or head, are passed.V Between the teeth-heads E are placed the collars H. made of suiiicint length to keep the teeth-heads a proper distance apart, while upon the opposite sides of the teeth-heads are placed the circular washersf. Upon the under sidel of the cross-board are secured the projecting arms I, forming, as it were, c continuation of the shafts B, which also serve to support the sections of the rod, bar, or head, a'piu, lprovided with an eye, suiliciently large to receive the section of the rod, bar, or head, being passed-through said arm from its underv side, after the section of the rod, bar, or head has been inserted within the eye, and the pin is secured by means of c. nut passing over it, and bearing upon theupper side of the projecting arm It These projecting arms I are mortised to receive the nprights J, connected together by the cross-pieces K', so as to form, as it were, a frame. From these uprights run the connecting-pieces L, connecting the frame to a sliding bar, M, resting upon the cross-board A, and upon which the ends of the teethheads rest, or the bar'M may be notched or provided with pins, so that if a. lateral movement be given to it-,.. instead of a forward one, the notched porti'onsof the bar will be brought under the teeth-heads, which will be. free to revolve.` Secured upon the cross-board A, directly in front of' the bar M, and having one end bearing upon the same, is a dat spring', N. v

Such'being the construction, the operation may be. thus described-z When in position for operation, the horse having been secured in the shafts B, the ends of the teeth-heads rest or bear upon the upper surface of the sl-iding'bar M, their opposite ends rest-ing upon the ground. In this position the teeth and teeth-heredados 4in my patent ofDecember 10, 1867, present the-appearance of the letter Z, one set of teeth being vnearly upon the ground', and the other set elevated in thc air.

A-s the rakeis drawn over the ground the operatory follows the same, so as to be in a suitable position to grasp the frame, already described, and when the first set of teeth have gathered a. suicient quantity of hay, the frame connected to the sliding bar is thrown forward, and the teeth being'thus relieved from contact with the bar, easily revolve, depositing, in their revolution, the hay gathered by them, and bringing the second set of teeth into the proper position to perform their portion of the work, which they will proceed to do as soon as the operator draws back the frame, allowing the spring N to restore the bar to its former position.

It will be observed that the bar, rod, or head, is Vmade in sections, so connected together that euch section is -free to accommodate itself to any irregularities ofthe ground, and that the lprogress of the machine may not be in any way impeded by rocks, stones, or other impediments, and that this feature is aided in a 2great degree by the connection 0,'hung, asshown, and by constructing the'frame so that when the same is pulled downward and backward, the sliding bar can be elevated, carrying with it the teeth-heads, thus preventing their contact with rocks andlstones. Again, it will be observed, that the sliding bar' is so constructed that, at any time when it may be desired t'o back the machine, it is instantly'lifted up and away from its position upon the crossboard, leaving the teeth free to revolve, and enabling the operator to haelt the machine without injuring it.

The low cost at which my rake can be produced, no wheels being required, coupled with its simplicity, particularly recommends it. i A The jointed rod, bar, o r yhead is shown, supporting teeth-heads, in which the teeth are secured. Y In some veases I may prefer to use the samevvvith teeth secured to or held in any convenient way in this jointed rod, bar,

or head itself, thus adapting the present improvement to the relies, as ordinarily constructed, as, for example, the old-fashioned dat revolving ralge, and others. v I

Having thus described my invention, what is claimed as new, is-

1. The combination of the teeth-heads E and teeth F with the jointed bar, rod, or head D, constructed and operating substantially as described.

2. The sliding` bar M, in combination with the spring N, land frame, when the same shall be-construeted and operate substantially as described; l

3. In combination with the jointed bar, rod, orIhead D, the connections C, constructed and operating substantially as and for thepurpoyses set forth. I

4. Attaching the sliding bar M to the frame, `so thatA the same may be .moved away from the teeth-heads E, for the purposes se! forth.

HENRY lL. BEACH.'

Witnesses:

A. SIDNEY DOANE, GATES WILLhRD. 

